Heart of Borneo
The Heart of Borneo is a conservation agreement initiated by the
lowland rain forest within the area is deteriorating and under threat.[3] The Bornean rhinoceros was the most threatened fauna, in 2015 three captive individuals remained in Sabah.[4]
Protected areas
The proposed Heart of Borneo region includes a number of areas already under protection, such as:
Danau Sentarum National Park in Indonesia and the Ulu Temburong National Park in Brunei.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Forestry Department of Brunei: The Heart of Borneo Archived 2012-07-31 at archive.today, retrieved 3 November 2010
- ^ Adam, David: Lungless frog and 'ninja slug' among new species discovered under Borneo protection plan, in The Guardian 22 April 2010, retrieved 3 November 2010
- ^ Carla Isati Octama: "5 Years on, Heart of Borneo Faces Big Conservation Challenges" Archived 2012-02-18 at the Wayback Machine, in Jakarta Globe, February 15, 2012
- ^ Hance, Jeremy: "Officials: Sumatran rhino is extinct in the wild in Sabah", in Mongabay, 23 April 2015
- ISBN 978-90-5113-091-1
Further reading
- Persoon, Gerard A. and Osseweijer, Manon (eds) (2008). Reflections on the Heart of Borneo. Wageningen: Tropenbos International. ISBN 978-90-5113-091-1
External links
- Heart of Borneo Indonesian Government website Archived 2013-12-26 at the Wayback Machine
- Declaration on the Heart of Borneo Initiative
- WWF: Newly Discovered Species in the Heart of Borneo
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